Freddy R. Troya

9.3

Breathless – Blanc de Blancs – Cox Vineyard (Single Vineyard Reserve) – Méthode Champenoise – Organic
Mendocino County, California – USA 🇺🇸

Overview
A beautifully crafted Blanc de Blancs made in the traditional méthode champenoise, sourced from the organic Cox Vineyard in Mendocino County. Produced by Breathless Sparkling Wines, founded by the three sisters Sharon Cohn, Rebecca Faust, and Cynthia Faust, this cuvée reflects the winery’s philosophy of celebrating life’s “breathless moments.” Elegant, artisanal, and fruit-centered, it captures California brightness while honoring Old World technique.

Aromas & Flavors
Fresh brioche, lemon curd, white peach, and crisp green apple, lifted by subtle minerality. Gentle notes of pastry cream, toasted almond, and rising dough show the extended lees contact and classic champagne-inspired craftsmanship.

Mouthfeel
Bright, delicate, and creamy. The mousse is refined and persistent, offering a graceful texture that remains lively from start to finish. A very clean, uplifting acidity shapes a long, refreshing finish.

Food Pairings
Oysters, goat cheese tartlets, shrimp ceviche, sushi, fried tempura, creamy pastas, or delicate white-fish dishes. Also a beautiful aperitif on its own.

Verdict
A genuinely lovely Blanc de Blancs that blends California sunshine with classic French technique. Elegant, aromatic, and refreshing, this is one of the most delightful expressions of méthode champenoise sparkling wine coming out of Sonoma/Mendocino today. A winery with heart behind every bottle.

Did You Know?
Breathless was founded by three sisters, Sharon Cohn, Rebecca Faust, and Cynthia Faust as a tribute to their mother Martha, whose mantra of living life fully inspired both the name Breathless and the joyful label art. Their winemaker, Penny Gadd-Coster, is considered an “honorary fourth sister” and is one of California’s most respected sparkling specialists. — 7 months ago

Robert van den Akker

9.0

oak
earthy
sage
smooth — 9 years ago

with Shamira

Eric Egan

9.2

Lovely rich farmhouse butter and honeydew melon. The latter was very pronounced indeed and dominated the nose for a long time, before the underlying fragrances of cox apples and Scottish mountain heather (from the oak?) poked their heads through. This seems to be a muh debated vintage for premox but I saw no signs of it here, only the faint hint of oxidation desirable in a 20 year old Burgundy. — 9 years ago

Eric Linderman

9.1

David Cox you got a bad bottle. 4 hour decant and the wine was purring. Bright acid beautifully integrated wine. Reminds me of Côte rotie — 10 years ago

Frej Helstrand

9.0

Cox i pæren - cox orange and apple. Stunning — 11 years ago

Leslie Gilmore

9.1

Sweeter than I usually like. Light claret color. — 12 years ago

Jared Walton

9.3

Half we drank, the other half went into drunken pasta — 7 months ago

Chris A

9.0

Well balanced old world Chard - not in your face - a nice pleasant full bodied experience with just the right amount of citrusy ting to finish. Brilliant. — 8 years ago

Kathy Hancock

9.1

From the Cox Family — 9 years ago

with Joshua

Zach Tucker

9.2

Rob Cox Friday special (5/5/2017), fantastic — 9 years ago

ej golden

9.1

favorite carignane of all! (WINC)
— 10 years ago

Kamini Saxena

10

2015 GOLDLOCH Riesling Kabinett
Lage: Goldloch zählt zu den herausragenden Weinbergen der Naheregion und wurde im Rahmen einer offiziellen preußischen Grundsteuerkartierung bereits im Jahr 1901 in die höchste Kategorie eingestuft. In Analogie zu einem Grand Cru klassifiziert der VDP- Nahe das Goldloch als „Große Lage“.
Lese: Selektive Handlese in mehreren Lesedurch- gängen von Trauben aus eigenen Weinbergen.
Ausbau: Schonende Kelterung der Trauben. Spontane Vergärung und mehrmonatige Lagerung in Edelstahltanks oder traditionellen Stück- fässern aus heimischen Eichenwäldern.
Leicht, filigran, angenehme Restsüße, Aprikose, Cox- Orange-Apfel, frische Limette, rosa Pampelmuse, perfekte Balance von zarter Fruchtsüße und prickelnder Säure, toller Nachhall
8%, 40g RZ, 8g S, € 16,00
— 10 years ago

Marian Baldauf

9.9

Dodge & Cox holiday party. Event planner told me she got a deal on this and boy was it tasty — 12 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.6

I like this better than the first bottle. Dark fruits with big acidity then game, trees, more purple fruits, white pepper, lingering finish of herbs almost oregano with wild berries. So good with food and on its own. Lovely. — 3 years ago

David Shaw

9.2

Blend of Golden Russet, Bramley's Seedling, Porter's Perfection and Cox Orange Pippin. Pale white in color, cloudy. Lightly carbonated with fine bubble size. McIntosh like aroma profile. Tangerine flavor with citrus tartness, mixed citric and malic finish. Should go great with food — 9 years ago

Jon Hanlon

9.5

Simply awesome. French oak and big fruit and a silky smooth finish. Picked it up at the MI farmers market. Had it with left overs from our trip to chelan (Sorrento's gnocchi and seafood canoli). — 9 years ago

Mark Victorsen

9.5

I echo all the comments made, this is simply cracking. Tasmanian Chardonnay at its best, perhaps Tolpuddle has a rival- so restrained like Winx at the 600m mark in a Cox Plate!! Buy it when you see it, it won't last long — 9 years ago

Emily Graney-McKinley

9.5

Saignee method, tiny bubbles, earthy, my favorite brut rosé. Drinking & giggling with Camille Cox "the Champagne fox" might have added a .3 to the rating... — 10 years ago

Dana LeTourneau

9.9

Dinner with Cox.. Bilboquet — 11 years ago

Christine Havens

9.0

Forlorn Hope is a producer that has received great press of late, the last couple of bottles I tried, I felt vaguely disappointed, given the reviews. Here at last, is a spot-on dry Gewurztraminer from the Russian River Valley, that is exceptionally floral and deliciously concentrated. Orange blossom, jasmine tea, Cox Pippins. Fermented on skins for seven days, it imparts a lot of texture and even some tannins. Tart, with an almost austere quality, finishes with pink grapefruit and candied orange peel. — 11 years ago